I was told I have mitral valve prolapse, but a recent echocardiogram showed nothing – who’s messing up here?
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"Mitral valve prolapse has varying severity, and different thresholds to call it such depending on the reader. The likelihood is that your valve is (mostly) normal."
- Dr. Alexander Postalian, General and Interventional Cardiologist
Read More: https://www.texasheartmedical.org/our-specialties/heart-valve-disease/
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